TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Timothy Stillings, Development Services Director
THROUGH: Mark R. Lauzier, City Manager
DATE: November 27, 2018
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RESOLUTION NO. 138-18: HISTORIC PROPERTY AD VALOREM TAX EXEMPTION FOR 219 SE 7th AVENUE
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Motion to approve Resolution No. 138-18; approving a historic property ad valorem tax exemption for improvements to the contributing structure and property located at 219 SE 7th Avenue, based upon positive findings with respect to LDR Section 4.5.1(J).
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Background:
The 0.74 acre property is located within the R-1-AA (Single Family Residential) zoning district and is classified as contributing to the Marina Historic District, both on the Local and National Register of Historic Places. The Florida Master Site File form explains that “this residence represents the architecture of the 1930s and illustrates the development history of the area.” Mr. Rod Laver, a previous property owner, was a local tennis player who founded the Laver’s International Tennis Resort in Delray Beach. It is believed that Samuel Ogren, Sr.; the Father of Delray Beach architecture, designed the original structures for Mr. and Mrs. Louis Voorheis. According to City Property cards, the original 2-story structure was constructed in 1935, and remodeled in 1944. Additions were constructed in 1949, 1951, 1953 and 1967. A swimming pool was installed in 1981 and a utility building was constructed in 1984.
Pursuant to LDR Section 4.5.1(J)(7)(d)(b), upon approval recommendation of the Historic Property Tax Exemption Application by the Historic Preservation Board, the application shall be placed by resolution on the agenda of the City Commission for approval. At its meeting of October 3, 2018, the Historic Preservation Board (HPB) approved an Ad Valorem Tax Exemption request associated with approved additions and alterations to the contributing structure. The improvements, included a relocation of the existing stru...
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